Breastfeeding Reflection

Our program goal was to encourage young mothers to breastfeed reducing infant’s likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Our team had three members who are Patrick Gallagher, Krystal Robinson and myself. I acknowledge that our topic is broad but we tried our best and structured into three sections and each of us had our own focus. My specific presentation topic was on race and ethnicity factors. I used PowerPoint slides as my main method of teaching along with lecture and educational game. My main objective of this presentation was to provide an insight and gain a better understanding on how breastfeeding reduces Alzheimer’s disease among young mothers to my students. I did a pre and post test questions to evaluate the students initial knowledge level on my topic and
Since my topic is Breastfeeding reduces Alzheimer’s disease, breastfeeding plays an important role. Breastfeeding has numerous advantages not only to the baby but also to the mother. The first strength is that breast milk provides the ideal nutrition for infants as it has a nearly perfect mix of vitamins, proteins and fats that your baby needs to grow. It promotes positive growth, cognitive development and general health. Breast milk also contains antibodies that help your baby fight off viruses and bacteria. The Second strength would be fewer cases of diarrhea, ear and urine infections, which means less hospitalizations and trips to the doctor. The third strength of breastfeeding is for the mothers. As I have mentioned before, not only does breastfeeding benefits the baby but also the mother. It helps to lose weight faster after birth, women who breastfeed are less likely to develop uterine, endometrial or ovarian cancer and the uterus returns to normal size more quickly and they experiences less postpartum bleeding. Breastfeeding also reduces the risk of developing Osteoporosis and Alzheimer’s